العثل

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes abundance, largeness, and coarseness. It extends to physical attributes like thickness, hairiness, and unkemptness, as well as negative connotations of foolishness and sluggishness. It also has specific geographical and zoological applications.

Derived headwords

العَثَلُnoun

1.
abundanceboth
A large quantity or abundance of something.
2.
thickness, grandeurclassical
Thick, substantial, and impressive.

عَثَلَverb

1.
to be abundantclassical
To be plentiful or abundant.
2.
to be thick/coarseclassical
To be thick, coarse, or substantial.

عَثَلٌnoun

1.
sheep's wombclassical
The womb or uterus of a sheep.

عَثْوَلٌnoun

1.
sluggish personclassical
A slow, sluggish, or indolent person.
2.
thick hairclassical
Abundant hair on the head or body.

العَثْوَلُnoun

1.
foolclassical
A foolish or stupid person.
2.
dry, coarse palm treeclassical
A dry, coarse, and thick palm tree.

عَثْوَلِيَّةadjective

1.
large, bushy (beard)classical
Describing a beard that is large, thick, and bushy.

عَثَلٌnoun

1.
pass, ravineclassical
A mountain pass or a valley, specifically in the land of Judham.

عَثَلُ مالٍnoun

1.
equivalent of wealthclassical
The equivalent or counterpart of wealth.

العَثْلُولُnoun

1.
hair-bearing nerveclassical
A nerve on which hair grows, likely referring to a specific anatomical feature.

أمُّ عُثَيْلٍname

1.
hyenaclassical
A name for a female hyena.

العُثَيْلُnoun

1.
male hyenaclassical
A name for a male hyena.
2.
unadorned personclassical
Someone who does not use oil for grooming or adornment.

عُثِلَتْ يَدُهُverb

1.
hand moved unevenlyclassical
His hand moved or flowed without being straight or even.

Parallel reading

الكثير من كل شيء، والغليظ الفخم.

Abundant of everything, and the thick, impressive.

عثل، كفرح فيهما، وبالتحريك: ثرب الشاة.

Athala, as in faraha (in both meanings), and with harakah: the womb of the sheep.

والعثول، كقرشب: الفدم المسترخي، كالعثوثل، والكثير شعر الرأس والجسد.

And al-'uthūl, as in qursaf: the sluggish, slack one, like al-'uth'uthūl, and the one with abundant hair on the head and body.

وكصبور: الأحمق ج: ككتب، والنخلة الجافية الغليظة.

And as in sabūr: the fool, plural like kutub, and the dry, coarse palm tree.

ولحية عثولية، كجعفرية: كبيرة كثة.

And a 'uthūliyyah beard, as in ja'fariyyah: large and bushy.

وككتاب: ثنية، أو واد بأرض جذام.

And as in kitāb: a mountain pass, or a valley in the land of Judham.

وهو عثل مال، بالكسر: إزاؤه.

And he is 'athal of wealth, with kasr: its equivalent.

والعثلول بالضم: عصب المعرفة ينبت عليه الشعر.

And al-'athlūl, with dammah: the nerve of knowledge upon which hair grows.

وأم عثيل، كحذيم: الضبع.

And Umm 'uthayl, as in hudhaym: the hyena.

والعثيل: الذكر من الضباع، ومن لا يدهن ولا يتزين.

And al-'uthayl: the male of the hyenas, and one who does not anoint himself with oil or adorn himself.

وعثلت يده: (جرت على غير استواء، كعثمت).

And his hand 'athalat: (it flowed without being straight, like 'athamat).